Cost of living comparison
Amman is 57.3% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Amman instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲31,135
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲36,324
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,493
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,439
|
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,935
|
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲23,126
|
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲14,024
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,567
|
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,198
|
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,281
|
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,452
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,319
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,106
|
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,483
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 61.5% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,699
|
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
$56.39
JOD39.960
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
$32,421.76
JOD22,977.300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
|
pay 15.6% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲180,489
|
$36.63
JOD25.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,970,992
|
$348.46
JOD246.950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,219,808
|
$264.96
JOD187.780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲327,375
|
$59.50
JOD42.170
|
|
pay 96.4% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
$201.81
JOD143.020
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
$5,880.81
JOD4,167.730
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,378
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲17,288
|
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲203,626
|
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲51,892
|
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
$104.73
JOD74.220
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲557,835
|
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
|
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